The Ecosystem Approach in the 21st Century:

Guiding Science and Management

Guest Speaker: Dr. John Hartig
Visiting Scholar, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor

 Presented by the Sierra Club Southeast Michigan Group

Thursday, May 4, 2023,  7:00 pm

Via Zoom; Please register in advance.

https://sierraclub.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0kcOquqD8qH9aXC_Q_8e6u-cYv7Uxjm8J6

 The Ecosystem Approach is a major tenet of both the Clean Water Act and the US Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, both established in 1972.  On the 50th anniversaries of this Act and Agreement, an international conference was held on “The Ecosystem Approach in the 21st Century: Guiding Science and Management.”

 John Hartig was one of the organizers of this conference and will give a primer on the Ecosystem Approach, and then facilitate a discussion on what should/could be done to better operationalize it in the 21st century.

 About John Hartig:

Dr. John Hartig is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research at the University of Windsor. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy and chairs the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan’s Great Lakes Way Advisory Committee.

During 2017-2018, Dr. Hartig served as a Fulbright Scholar at the Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo, Ontario. For 14 years he served as Refuge Manager for the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. John has received a number of awards for his work, including being recognized as a 2022 Crain's Detroit Business Notable Leader in Sustainability, the 2015 Conservationist of the Year Award from the John Muir Association, and a 2010 Green Leader by the Detroit Free Press.

John has authored and co-authored over 140 publications on the environment, including eight books. His recent book titled Waterfront Porch won a 2020 Next Generation Indie Book Award in the “nature/environment” category.